Former Gov. Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are tops in their respective
party primaries and run neck and neck in Florida in an early look at the 2016 White House race,
according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Gov. Bush gets 22 percent in a hypothetical GOP primary with Rubio at 18 percent, New
Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie at 14 percent and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at 12 percent.
No other candidate tops 9 percent, with 12 percent undecided.

Clinton sweeps a Democratic primary with 70 percent, followed by Vice President
Joseph Biden at 9 percent and no other candidate above 4 percent. Ten percent are undecided.

Head to head, Clinton gets 47 percent to Bush's 45 percent. She tops other Republicans:

45 - 41 percent over Christie;

50 - 43 percent over Rubio;

51 - 41 percent over U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky;

50 - 42 percent over U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin;

52 - 36 percent over Cruz.

Florida voters say 56 - 39 percent that Clinton would make a good president, the best
score of any candidate, followed by Christie at 45 - 35 percent, with Bush at a split 46 - 44
percent. All other candidates get negative scores, including Rubio with 39 - 47 percent.

"It's no surprise that Hillary Clinton is well thought of by Florida voters, but when asked
whether she would be a good president, more voters say yes than say they will vote for her," said
Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"Nonetheless, she is neck and neck with former Gov. Jeb Bush and has a narrow lead
over Chris Christie. Another Florida favorite Son, Sen. Marco Rubio, doesn't fare as well."

"Florida Democrats have eyes for no one but Hillary; seven in 10 back her for the
nomination in 2016 and no one else is in double digits," Brown added. "The GOP nomination
fight is another story. Former Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio and three other potential
aspirants get 9 percent or more and it is a forgone conclusion that the 2016 GOP nomination
fight in Florida will be very competitive."

ACA will make their healthcare worse in the next year, 44 percent of voters say, while 21
percent say the reform act will make their healthcare better and 31 percent say ACA will not
affect their healthcare.

"When things were going well for President Barack Obama, he enjoyed overwhelming
support among women and either tied or was slightly ahead among men. Now the shoe is on the
other foot. He's down 28 percentage points among men and eight points among women," said
Brown. "He is losing independents by 30 points and losing by 40 points among white voters.
Even one in six Democrats give him a thumbs down. The question for the president is whether
he has hit bottom or whether, as happened when President George W. Bush's numbers reached
this neighborhood, there is further downside to come?"

From November 12 - 17, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,646 registered voters with a
margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. The survey includes 668 Republicans with a margin
of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points and 544 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.2
percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia,
Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.
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1. (If Registered Republican) If the Republican primary for President were being held
today, and the candidates were Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker,
Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz, for whom would you vote?

3. (If Registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for President were being held
today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Andrew Cuomo,
Elizabeth Warren, Mark Warner and Martin O'Malley, for whom would you vote?